Geno Smith went 7-for-8 during the team portion of his second mini camp practice this afternoon. His passes looked much sharper, and he appeared to be more comfortable running the offense.

More on that in a moment, though.

Smith is in the middle of hiring a new agent, and one of the firms in play is Chicago and Los Angeles-based Priority Sports, a major agency that represents a good number of NFL players and coaches.

It also happens to be the new workplace for former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, who was fired back in December.

Although Tannenbaum works with coaches and broadcasters at the firm, there was still a little bit of an uproar from some about the possibility of Smith being involved with the same agency.

When asked if he thought it would be an affront to the organization, he had this:

"I don't think so....No one's ever expressed that to me," Smith said. "Overall, I think it's a decision that's best for me as a player. No matter who I hire. It's going to be in the best interests of Geno Smith."

We'll reiterate that there's not much of a likelihood Tannenbaum has his hands in any day to day operations with regards to Smith. And even if he did, rookie contracts are basically set, so, really, none of it would matter until his first four years are up.

Moving on...

After meeting with his offensive line to go over cadences Thursday night, the offense was perfect on Friday without any false starts by our count. Today, they had three, two of which came in pretty close proximity.

Smith said he didn't know the reasoning for it, just that it shouldn't happen. Overall, he's not bothered by the learning curve.

"No, I think the coaches do a good job," Smith said. "Coach Morhinweg and Coach Lee they do a great job of allowing us to build. Like I've said all along, I've got a long way to go. And I know that. We all that. I think that's for every single rookie coming into the NFL, every single quarterback. It's probably the toughest position in the league so there's a lot on my plate. It's just about how you handle it. Overall, I've been doing my best to just stay in my playbook. I'm up late. I'm coming here early. Do all the things necessary."

After giving himself an "F" for his first practice Smith wouldn't say whether he's up to a "D" or not, just that he hopes he can cut down on the mental mistakes.

"No mental mistakes. I'm trying not to make mental mistakes in practice," Smith said. "Try to be sound in the huddle, same cadence going out. Proper footwork, proper depth on the drops. Knowing my reads. Just trying not to make mental mistakes. That's the biggest thing, just execution."

Rex Ryan said Smith stood out in the mental game Saturday though after noticing an outside linebacker misaligned, leaving the one edge without a defender. Smith then called an audible and directed the play to the exposed side.

The best part in Ryan's mind? The Jets don't have any audibles in place yet.

"We didn't even have a check play in and he checked it anyway," Ryan said. "So apparently he's got some awareness. But that was impressive. Obviously he made some nice throws today as well."